The illegal ivory trade has decimated elephant populations across parts of Africa. This week, delegates and activists from across the world are gathering in Geneva for a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species – known as CITES.
The dam is scheduled to be tested on Saturday and is reportedly flooding an area where villagers have refused to leave.
Laos is preparing to build a new dam on the Mekong, the Pak Beng, which research suggests will have significant negative impacts downstream.
UN trade data shows Cambodia only reported exporting 2.8 million tons of sand during that period, while Singapore alone reported importing 72.8 million tons from Cambodia.
World Animal Protection surveyed the living conditions of 3,000 performing elephants in six Asian nations and found most were treated harshly.
The $2.3 billion project will be located about 1,500 kilometers from the Cambodia-Laos border and is expected to be completed in 2024.
Cambodia generates about half of its electricity from hydropower, while it imports significant amounts from Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
Ven Vorn has denied he had broken the law during the hearing on Wednesday.
Pak Beng hydropower dam will cost an estimated $2.3 billion and is scheduled to be completed in 2024.
A local human rights monitor said this week that Ven Vorn was seeking legal aid ahead of the hearing, scheduled for June 21.
Cambodia, a member of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change since 1995, endorsed the Paris deal.
The project hopes to create better marine environment and to protect coral reefs.
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